Alchemy of the Heart: How to Give and Receive More Love ... (ISBN 0922729603)

Tears of Surprise:
I read this book several months ago, and was in tears by page seven. It was unbelievable how it reached me. The subtitle sounded too simple: "How to give and receive more Love." I figured that it might be obvious type things like "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." But it was much deeper than that for me. I learned things that I have already applied in my life, and my relationships have gotten more powerful. I also love myself more, which seems strange, but Alchemy of the Heart showed me that it's not really strange, but key. What an awesome little book!

Alchemy of the Heart:
Alchemy of the Heart gives very useful guidance on how to contact our inner teacher, to quiet the mind and to enter the peaceful, blissfull place in our heart. I would recommend this book to anyone who is searching for meaningful answers to life's questions.

A mix that does not gel:
I wanted to like this book. I bought it to help me work out some heart issues of my own and become more loving. But this book fails. Elizabeth and Patricia present a non-cohesive blend of quotes from spiritual sources and peoples experiences. Right from the start the tone is all fuzzy, feely good and whatnot. Maybe that's light conversation to have with a friend over brunch but its not the kind of stuff I want to pay for. There is no clear explanation from the start on what is your heart, both spiritually and physically. No outline of why a strong and loving heart is important. No description of symptoms for a heart that functions properly or not. This book takes you on a smorgasboard of quotations from spritual and personal sources which never really progresses anywhere. There is no alchemy and you may loose touch with your heart as you get lost in so many words with no clear structure. And the bits here and there about...'El Moyra' and the like are out of place. She should be laying out a real workbook for heart transformation... In the end, this book does not really help you give and recieve more love. For that I recommend spending time with the words of Mother Teresa or some of the other sources cited in this book directly. There is not much to gain here from the unclear mixture of references and experiences presented in this work.